Comments on: Japanese doctors and pain management http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:09:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chrisotpher Hume http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Chrisotpher Hume Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:38:09 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/#comment-148 Hello Due to a curvature of the spine, coupled with severe sciatica pressure and flare ups, my only recourse has been pain management for the last 5 years. It has given my life back (either oxycodone time release or morphine, which is cleaner) but I am moving to Japan to teach and I am terified that I will have to go back to the chronic pain all day days, and that this will ruin my experience there and even get me fired (?) I do not know Japanese attitudes on this subject. Is it possible to "port over" the exact same , time proven treatment once I move there from NYC??? anyone with advice or info I would be extremely grateful to you. Chirstopher Hume NuclearMystic@aol.com Hello
Due to a curvature of the spine, coupled with severe sciatica pressure and flare ups, my only recourse has been pain management for the last 5 years. It has given my life back (either oxycodone time release or morphine, which is cleaner) but I am moving to Japan to teach and I am terified that I will have to go back to the chronic pain all day days, and that this will ruin my experience there and even get me fired (?)
I do not know Japanese attitudes on this subject. Is it possible to “port over” the exact same , time proven treatment once I move there from NYC??? anyone with advice or info I would be extremely grateful to you.
Chirstopher Hume
NuclearMystic@aol.com

]]> By: Bob L http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Bob L Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:24:03 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/#comment-147 Ask your doctors if they have heard of the book, "Dying in a Japanese Hospital" by Fumio Yamazaki. I read this back in 1996 I can hope it had some impact but human systems and the enabling culture is difficult to change. I wish you and your father peace and calm in the difficulty you face. Sincerely - Bob Ask your doctors if they have heard of the book, “Dying in a Japanese Hospital” by Fumio Yamazaki. I read this back in 1996 I can hope it had some impact but human systems and the enabling culture is difficult to change. I wish you and your father peace and calm in the difficulty you face.
Sincerely – Bob

]]> By: ronaprhys http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-146 ronaprhys Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:10:07 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/#comment-146 I can definitely confirm that the US is doing a fairly good job of pain management. It's currently one of the hot topics here in the States, so if pain is the issue, I'd certainly say that coming here'd be a good idea. I can definitely confirm that the US is doing a fairly good job of pain management. It’s currently one of the hot topics here in the States, so if pain is the issue, I’d certainly say that coming here’d be a good idea.

]]> By: D.L.A. http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-145 D.L.A. Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:11:26 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/01/06/japanese-doctors-and-pain-management/#comment-145 I can see that things have not changed since my mother-in-law passed in the '90s from pancreatic cancer. Her son tried his best to get more morphine for her, but the doctors gave some lame excuses about cost and something about addiction, IIRC. Different excuses with the same result. I can see that things have not changed since my mother-in-law passed in the ’90s from pancreatic cancer. Her son tried his best to get more morphine for her, but the doctors gave some lame excuses about cost and something about addiction, IIRC.

Different excuses with the same result.

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